[ITALY] For the second straight game, David Beckham scored for AC Milan, but he had to leave the game with a groin injury that threatened to complicate possible talks of a transfer from the Los Angeles Galaxy to the Rossoneri -- or at least put a damper on his hopes ... Read the whole story

[MLS] The MLS 2009 schedule is out. Finally. Just 50 days prior to the March 19 season opener the league unveiled its 225-game schedule by which each of the 15 teams will play 30 games, and from which eight teams will qualify for the playoffs. Read the whole story

[MLS] Felix Garcia, considered the top prospect to come out the amateur Premier Development League, is expected to sign with the Houston Dynamo on Thursday, according to multiple reports. The 18-year-old Garcia, who has impressed in stints with the U.S. under-20 national team, spent the last two seasons with the ... Read the whole story

[HEXAGONAL COUNTDOWN] Two weeks before it faces the USA in World Cup qualifying, Mexico fell, 1-0, to Sweden, which the USA had beaten, 3-2, on Saturday. A crowd of 46,550 watched the Mexicans fall in Oakland, Calif. Read the whole story

[MLS] There's been a bit of belt-tightening in regards to player salaries yet the San Jose ledger sheet has added a major entry on the plus side. Amway Global has signed on as the team's jersey sponsor and, wasting no time, its placards went on display Wednesday night, a day ... Read the whole story

[ENGLAND] Liverpool's hopes of its first Premier League title look dimmer after its 1-1 tie at Wigan on Wednesday left it two points behind defending champion Manchester United, which has a game in hand. The result left the Reds needing a victory when they host Chelsea on Sunday. Also on ... Read the whole story

"It's the abductor. We'll have to see how it is tomorrow. I felt it before the game and then again just before halftime. I got to 20 minutes in the second half and I felt it a little bit more. It's painful, but hopefully I will be fit for the game at the weekend." -- David Beckham, who scored in his second straight game for AC Milan, then left the field in the 71st minute of his team's 1-1 tie with Genoa on Wednesday with a sore groin. (PA Sports Ticker) ...More